About Me

My Goal: Run the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2019 with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. Raise $17,000 (or more!) where 100% of funds raised benefit the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. I run in honor of my friend Chris Davie who is battling brain cancer. I also run in honor for my friend RJ and his continued cancer-free life, in memory of Heather Thomson, and for other family and friends who are or have battled cancer. Together we can help Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reach the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer

Barr Program Impact Statements

Barr Program Impact Statements

Immunotherapies: New Ways to Activate the Immune System—An important area of cancer research asks why the human body's defense systems do not always attack and destroy tumors as they form. Funded by the Claudia Adams Barr Program, Glenn Dranoff, MD, discovered complex regulatory pathways in the human immune system that cancers exploit in order to escape destruction. Reversal of these effects can lead to the development of vaccines against cancer, like Provenge for prostate cancer. This research has also enabled the development of immune-activating drugs such as ipilimumab, which showed striking effects in melanoma in a trial led by Dana-Farber scientists and is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment.

Sunday, January 21, 2018

14 Miles Down

This weekend's run was one of those where the goal was to just get through it.  Backing up a little, while I was jogging on Tuesday evening to warm up before some speed work, I clipped a foot on an uneven section of sidewalk.  After a quick stumble, I went down on my left side and left elbow.  I was able to get up and continue the run, though I've felt sore on my left side since.  As a result, I chose to run from home on Saturday morning.  I was able to run the 14 miles that I aimed for, though I didn't feel great during it.  Hopefully the lingering effects of Tuesday's stumble disappear soon.  This coming week I'll continue the speed work on Tuesday, add some mileage on Thursday and the DFMC weekend run will be ~16 miles. As January wanes down, our training is definitely picking up.
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